Is it possible to obtain a 90-day Non-O visa annually for stays in Thailand without keeping 800K THB in the bank?

Gene Whitmer, and if you don't like it, why don't you move on. It's my post, people are offering up information and I'm responding back...not sure why you would have a problem with that. And right now I'm not in either Thailand or the Philippines, I'm in the US. I'm just asking for choices. I'll be in Thailand in December and then I'll get some advice. I was just curious as to my choices, so I thought I would ask the question. Some 120+ people have left a LIKE on the post, so I'm betting others have the same thoughts as I do on this question I asked.

Gene Whitmer, I'm not carrying on, I'm just answering people when they respond, that's all.

Jim Skinner, if I didn't have to pay double for me and my wife I would definitely consider this option. I was just trying to keep costs down for both of us. My wife has been working hard over here in the US working with children in childcare for 22 years, and she's not at retirement age here, she'll be 53 when we leave and we're both middle class, not rich...so I'm going to finance the both of us until she gets to 62. Then she can draw social security from the US. Until then, it won't be too tight for us, but I definitely want to keep a nice chunk of money in my IRA account for us for emergencies. I'm thinking trying the Non-O and see how it goes, as a couple of people have replied that they've done it. If that doesn't work out, we'll just come for 90 days each year on a tourist visa with an extension each year. We're both also pursuing possible work we could maybe do online and maybe we could go the DTV route. Either way, it's not too big of an issue, we'll just go to more countries. The problem is, we both LOVE Thailand, and even though she is a Filipina, we both only LIKE the Philippines, lol.

@John *********

, we will have residency there. My wife is a Filipina citizen, and that's where I will be getting a retirement visa. That will be our home base. We are leaving the US to live in the Philippines. My wife has dual citizenship, and we have both a home and property there.

I've read other people comment on these sites about how some of the immigration officers, when dealing with people obviously older and retired, kind of leaning on them to get retirement visas.

Kool Breez, that's all we want. We would stay 90 days, then head out for a while, traveling either around the SE Asian region to other countries or head to Europe for a while. That's why I'm wondering if I could then come back on another Non-O visa for an additional 90 days or we just apply for a tourist visa coming back in. I'm not sure what will work to get two different times in the country, one for 90 days and another months later for 60 days. We'll be spending a good chunk of time down in the Philippines as we have a house and a lot with 30+ mango and jackfruit trees, etc. We just love Thailand and I have some really good friends I'd like to spend a good chunk of time hanging out with, and eating in their cafes, etc.

Paul De Graaf, I never stated I was rich. We're not rich, we are comfortably middle class. I would prefer to find a better way than spending $400 total, for my wife and I, and look for a little cheaper alternative. Yes, we could afford the $400, but if there is an alternative to doing the METV, which isn't the way I want to go, as I am already aware of that route, I was asking for advice on the Non-O visa. There's a few options out there, getting a couple of tourist visas twice a year with an extension for both of us with one of them, etc, etc. I KNOW all of the options, OTHER than if the Non-O option was viable.

That's exactly why I am considering the Non-O visa if it would work for us. My wife has dual citizenship, though. She has her US passport and she'll get her Philippine passport back once we're living there. She let it expire and it's easier to just wait to get it back when we're there.

Lester Housley, yeah, the six month tourist Visa doesn't really work for us either. We want to travel for a while before we head back to Thailand each time. Three months max is what we're after, and we might be gone for four or five months before we come back. Thanks again for the information and have a great day.

Lester Housley, we're perfectly fine with just 90 days. I was hoping to find a way to do that a couple of times a year, possibly.

Lester Housley, this sounds very promising to me. I hope we can do this in the future. I've been trying to figure out a way that my wife and I can spend a couple of times in Thailand each year for several months. Thank you for giving me a promising way to do this.